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New dark matter theory explains two puzzles in astrophysics

Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 6, 2023 | Science / Technology
Artistic representation of the spiral barred galaxy ceers-2112

Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe

Research team, including a UC Riverside astronomer, made the discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 9, 2023 | Science / Technology

Surprisingly high fraction of dead galaxies found in ancient galactic city

Why cluster’s galaxies are unlike those in all the other known protoclusters is a mystery, says UC Riverside-led team

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 9, 2022 | Science / Technology

Astronomers explain origin of elusive ultradiffuse galaxies

UC Riverside astronomer and colleagues use simulations to reveal how the very faint dwarf galaxies are born

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 6, 2021 | Science / Technology

How a supermassive black hole originates

UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 16, 2021 | Science / Technology

Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies

UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulation

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 9, 2021 | Science / Technology

Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits

Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to use

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 16, 2020 | Science / Technology

Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe

UC Riverside-led team’s technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clusters

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 28, 2020 | Science / Technology
WD1856b, a jupiter-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf star

Newly discovered planet survived the death of its star

Astronomers report what may be the first example of an intact planet closely orbiting a white dwarf

By Holly Ober | September 16, 2020 | Science / Technology

Physicists explain mysterious dark matter deficiency in galaxy pair

A new theory about the nature of dark matter helps explain why a pair of galaxies about 65 million light-years from Earth contains very little of the mysterious matter, according to a study led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside. Dark matter is nonluminous and cannot be...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 9, 2020 | Science / Technology
An artist's rendering of the planet Au Mic b

Newly discovered planet zips around baby star in a week

The discovery gives scientists a front seat to the earliest stages of planet formation

By Holly Ober | June 24, 2020 | Science / Technology
proxima centauri seen from the hubble telescope

Carbon monoxide detectors could warn of extraterrestrial life

For some distant worlds, carbon monoxide may actually be compatible with a robust microbial biosphere

By Sarah Simpson | March 18, 2019 | Science / Technology

The vibrating universe: Making astronomy accessible to the deaf

UC Riverside astronomers develop educational workshop converting astronomical phenomena into vibrations that can be felt rather than heard

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 5, 2019 | Science / Technology
Galaxies

Study provides new insight into why galaxies stop forming stars

A team of UCR-led scientists get best measure yet of why star formation stopped in galaxy clusters in the early universe

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 23, 2018 | Science / Technology
Planet Earth, from space.

Early opaque universe linked to galaxy scarcity

Team led by UC Riverside astronomer George Becker used the Subaru telescope to make the discovery

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 14, 2018 | Science / Technology
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